Convertible child&#39;s bed and swing.



J. A. EBERLE.

CONVERTIBLE CHILD'S BED AND SWING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. 1918.

1,282,554. Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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JOHN A. EBERLE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CONVERTIBLE GHILDS BED AND SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

Application filed June 27, 1918. Serial No. 242,253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. EBERLE, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Childrens Beds and Swings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a convertible article adapted for use at one time as a childs bed and at another time as a swing, and has for its object the production of a simple and inexpensive article of this nature which may be converted easily and quickly to serve for either of its intended purposes.

Figure I is a side elevation of my convertible bed and swing shown in full lines for use as a bed, with indication of the bag in dotted lines as it appears when the article is used as a swing.

Fig. II is an end elevation.

Fig. III is a top view of the bag and its frame.

A designates a flexible bag preferably of canvas or other suitable cloth which is supported by a rectangular frame 1 to which the margins of the bag are attached in any suitable manner, such as by folding the margins over the frame and forming stitches therein. The bag A is adapted to depend from the frame 1, is of elongated shape and is provided intermediate of its ends with apertures 3 through which the legs of a child may protrude when the article is used as a swing, as will hereinafter appear.

The bag A with its frame 1 is adapted to be supported by suspension means comprising straps a attached to the frame 1 at its corners and brought together at their upper ends. At the assembled upper ends of the suspension straps is a hanger member 5 which may be in the form of a hook, as shown, or any other suitable form to permit attachment of suspension means to any desired support. Intermediate of the upper and lower ends of the suspension straps is a spreader 6 by which the straps 4 are uniformly held apart.

When my article as thus far described is suspended it is in condition for service as a childs bed, and a child may lie therein either with the article remaining stationary or being swung t0 and fro as will be readily understood.

For the purpose of converting the article into a swing I apply to the frame 1 a'pair of guide rods 7 which extend longitudinally of said frame, each guide rod being secured at one end to the frame at a point 8 adjacent one end of the frame, its opposite end being secured to the frame at'a point 9 between the apertures 3 in the bag A and the end of the frame 1 opposite that at which the guide rods are located. A cross rod 10 is slidably fitted at its ends to the guide rods 7, for whichpurpose the cross rod is preferably provided with eyes 11 movable on said guide rods.

The cross rod 10 occupies the position shown in the drawings when my article is to be used as a bed and does not interfere in the least with such use. When, however, the article is to be converted into a swing, the portion of the bag A at the end of the article at which the guide rods 7 and cross rod 10 are located is elevated and said cross rod is moved beneath the bag to the inner ends of the guide rods so that it will support the bag A intermediate of its ends. Then by depressing the portion of the bag containing the apertures 8 said portion is lowered to constitute a swing seat, the remaining portion of the bag being drawn upwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines, Fig. I, for use as a receptacle for a childs playthings in front of the swing seat.

I claimz 1. A convertible childs bed and swing comprising a suspensible frame, a bag pendant from said frame, said bag being apertured to permit the passage of a childs legs therethrough, and means movable along said frame for supporting a portion of said bag intermediate of its ends when the article is to be used as a swing, said frame including guides extending beneath the margins of said bag on which said movable bag supporting means may be adjusted.

2. A convertible childs bed and swing comprising a suspensible frame, a bag pendant from said frame, said bag being apertured to permit the passage of a childs legs therethrough, guide members extending from one end of said frame to a point adjacent the apertured portion of said bag, and means operable on said guide members movable to the inner ends of said guide members to support said bag intermediate of its ends when the article is to be used as a swing.

3. A convertible childs bed and swing comprising a susp'ensible frame, a bag pendant from said frame, said bag being apertured for the passage f a childs legs therethrough guide members secured to said frame and extending parallel with sides thereof, and a cross rod sliclable on said guide rods from one end of the frame to a point intermediate of its ends to support the bag intermediate of its ends when the articl is to be used as a swing.

4:. A convertible childs bed and swing comprising a suspensible frame, a flexible bag pendant from said frame, said bag being apertured for the passage of a childs legs therethrough, guide rods extending from one end of said frame parallel with its sides, said guide rods being secured to said frame at one end and at a point adjacent the a p ertnred portion of said bag-,and the cross rod having eyes slida-bly fitted to said guide rods and adapted to be moved to the inner ends of the guide rods beneath the bag to support the latter intermediate of its ends.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto afiiX my signature.

JOHN A. EBERLE.

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